In Her Footsteps...Celebrating BC Women in Sport
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In Memoriam: Mary Campbell (1910-2009)
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A feminist is “Anyone who advocates for the right of a woman to choose her own lifestyle without hindrance, constraint or judgment”.
~author unknown
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Self Esteem Girl
“Self-esteem isn't everything; it's
just that there's nothing without it.”
Gloria Steinem
HEADLINES
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Call for Nominations: 2010 KidSport/ ProMOTION Plus Victoria Awards
Deadline: May 18, 2010 Upcoming On The Move Winter/ Spring 2010 workshops
West Vancouver - March 19th
Kamloops - March 19th Mission - March 25th
Nanaimo - March 25th
Victoria - March 26th
Increasing Sport Participation for Women aged 55-70 Grant Recipients Announced - Jan.2010
ProMOTION Plus and CAAWS are please to announce that the following organizations have been selected to receive an Increasing Sport Participation for Women 55-70 Incentive Grant ($2000) |
Inspiration and Community: 2009 Honourees for In Her Footsteps Celebrated  |
| Diana Chan, Sue Griffin, Shirley Olafsson, Darlene Currie, Michel, Maya and Jenna Beaudry, Marilyn Payne and Ann Pederson |
October 23rd, 2009 – Mentors, coaches and exceptional athletes were celebrated in a moving ceremony Thursday night at the annual IN HER FOOTSTEPS…. CELEBRATING BC WOMEN IN SPORT, a recognition program and exhibit celebrating exceptional BC women in sport, housed at the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. More Here |
| 2009/10 Girls Only Incentive Program Recipients announced ProMOTION Plus and the BC Recreation and Parks Association are pleased to announce that the following organizations have been selected to receive grants of up to $2,500 through the “Girls Only” Incentive Program More Here |
| CAAWS, CCES and AthletesCAN support South African runner Three of Canada's leading sport organizations have joined together to express support for South African 800 meter runner Caster Semenya. CAAWS, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), and AthletesCAN are all concerned about the way this complex issue has been presented in the global media, as well as the lack of concern and breach of confidential information for the athlete who won the women's 800 meter race at the recent International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships. “It's almost hard to imagine that in 2009, people immediately began questioning Caster Semenya's athletic performance because of the way she looks”, said CAAWS Executive Director Karin Lofstrom. |
Read the full press release here. |
Dr Liz Ashton honoured on June 16th at the ProMOTION Plus AGM in Victoria  Debbie Pyne, Patti Hunter, Liz Ashton and Joan Wharf Higgins More here |
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